/*
 * nimbus-jose-jwt
 *
 * Copyright 2012-2016, Connect2id Ltd.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use
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package com.nimbusds.jose.jca;


/**
 * Interface for a Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) aware object, intended
 * for setting a JCA {@link java.security.Provider provider} and
 * {@link java.security.SecureRandom secure random generator}.
 *
 * @version 2015-06-30
 */
public interface JCAAware<T extends JCAContext> {


	/**
	 * Returns the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) context. May be
	 * used to set a specific JCA security provider or secure random
	 * generator.
	 *
	 * @return The JCA context. Not {@code null}.
	 */
	T getJCAContext();
}
